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Super Bowl XLIX Game Highlights

Entertainment Feb 02, 2015

by Moe Khan

Patriots Deflate Seahawks Hopes On An Interception

Among the much pomp and ceremony that comes with the Super Bowl each year — such as the national anthem singer, half-time act and quirky commercials that intercept fierce play — I, like many other sport fans, wait in anticipation for the magical moment that legacies are built from: the power of the play itself.

When you think of your typical South Asian sports-loving guy, images of a cricket lover or soccer fanatic come to mind. But in North America, where the NFL is more popular among the vast South Asian population (South Asians are the third-largest Asian population in the United States), you can imagine how myself plus many of my brown friends were jersey-clad and fixated on the live play.

This year, it ended with the newly minted Super Bowl champion, the New England Patriots and quarterback Tom Brady, best remembered by an interception from rookie free-agent cornerback Malcolm Butler.

photo: Getty Images via msn.com

Throughout the boxing match–like environment, the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots exchanged constant body shots, with the momentum going both ways.

However, in the fourth quarter, the Patriots were able to come back from a 10-point deficit by scoring 14 unanswered points. This ended their 10-year Super Bowl odyssey with their winning their first Lombardi trophy since 2005.

photo: Keystone Press Agency

Brady joins an exclusive club along with Terry Bradshaw and Joe Montana, as the only four-time Super Bowl–winning quarterbacks in NFL history. Brady's marvellous night included completing 37-passes for 328-yards, passing for four touchdowns, and winning the game's most valuable player award.

Meanwhile, the agony of defeat will sting the now former-champion Seahawks. On their last drive, it appeared they were set for another championship celebration. They came within a yard after two big plays from running back Marshawn Lynch and Jermaine Kearse's circus-like catch, which brought back memories of David Tyree's spectacular reception for the New York Giants on the very same field against the then-undefeated Patriots in 2008.

However, in the end, many pundits will question the play-calling decision from Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll and offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell. They opted for a passing play that resulted in a turnover, rather than running with Lynch, who gashed the Patriots defence for 102 yards in the game. Was this selection set up to be a wasted play for an ensuing Lynch run?

Patriots head coach Bill Belichick, despite his controversy over deflated footballs, continues to etch his name in football history as one of the greatest NFL coaches of all time. His ability to use an unknown player like Butler to recognize the situation led to the game-sealing interception.

Legacies are made off of moments. For Brady, his wasn't from his throwing arm but from a rookie player named Malcolm Butler. Over 100 million television viewers had no idea who he was for the entire game until that very life-altering moment.

Love him or hate him, there will never be another Tom Brady. But he will love the Patriots, Belichick and Butler for allowing him to be a four-time winning Super Bowl quarterback.

Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson, who finished with 247 passing yards, is already a Super Bowl champion in his young career. Nevertheless, this loss will linger in his mind. But already he's on to the next season, getting himself mentally prepared for September.

This Super Bowl will go down in history as a legacy game for the Patriots — and a "what if" for the Seahawks. There is only one winner, and its name is the New England Patriots.

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Moe Khan

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Moe Khan is a radio host and guest booker on TSN 690 radio in Montreal, Canada. He also is the official play by play voice for McGill University varsity teams on webcast as well as the FlagPlus Football webcast host, and play by play voice for the league's finals. Contact him @MoeKhan19 to catc...

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